The first hillclimb of the season, and although there was a shortened course for the riders this time, it was the same name at the top of the time sheet.  Kim Little raced up and finished in a time of 3.49, though he was only...

Stop eating cakes!The GDW hillclimbs and time trials start next Wednesday April 2nd, kicking off with a hillclimb at the usual venue of Mere Hollow.  Meet at the town car park and sign in by 17.45, first rider off at 18.01....

Six Wheelers took part in the fourth round of the WTTA Hardriders time trial series on Sunday.  They were competing on the challenging Maiden Bradley-Frome-MB-Mere-Deverills-and back to Maiden Bradley 24 miles course.Conditions...

Ilton training this year starts on Thurs 3rd April and runs for 16 weeks until 11th Sept at the Merryfield Airfield (main gate picture) at 19:00, signing on for 18:45.  Anyone who wishes to attend should complete the application...

Yesterday’s annual Open time trial at Bruton was blessed with sunshine and warm temperatures, we seem to get lucky with that every year.  The event went really well thanks to all the efforts from the HQ crew, marshals and...

The AGM was held on Thursday 27th Feb at North District Rugby Club, Gillingham. Minutes below:Present :- Sarah Roberts, Jenny Lucas, Sarah Wheeler, James Chant, Jim Broom, John Phillips, Roger Limerick, Jerome Young, Pete...

There were several Wheelers in action at various events over the weekend and in various disciplines.Charles Rees took part in his first road race for his new team Ride 24/7.  This was the Severn Bridge race which had switched...

Jim Broom will be leading a club ride from Wheels at 09:00 on Sun 16th March of approx 25-30 miles, this ride will be passing through Kingston Deverill where he will be stopping at the Village Hall for bacon rolls, cakes, tea,...

Our annual Open time trial will be taking place on March 8th on the Bruton course, entries are building up now with the closing date being next Wednesday (26th).  We will need the usual help with marshalling and duties in the...

56 riders took on the early season challenge of the Frome and District Wheelers Open on Sunday.  There was a break from the wet and windy recent weather for the competitors, resulting in some good times.  The 10 miles course is...

Frome DW have their 10 mile Open time trial this coming weekend, the traditional season-opening event in the South West.  Steve Way, Sarah Wheeler, Chris Mullett, Stuart Kerton and Grahame Reed are all entered and representing...

The Gillingham & District Wheelers / Wheels Cycles Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 27th Feb at the North Dorset Rugby Club, Gillingham at 7.00pm.AGENDA for the AGM1.    Apologies for...

Kim Little was the class of the field yet again at the latest GDW mountain bike race, lapping most of the field more than once, with only second placed Nigel Brown and Kris Caines finishing on the lead lap.  Vince Hounsome came...

The club has now got its batch of Cycling Time Trials handbooks in now, if you want one you can purchase one from Sarah (roberts.sarahj@googlemail.com) at the reduced rate of £8.50.The books contain the full listings of Open tt...

A massive well done to the 10 riders who turned out for the reliability ride on Sunday.  It was a horrible morning but Vince, Jenny, Mary, Chris M, Mike, Charles, Daryol on his trike, Sarah W, Stuart Kerton (who rode over from...

Meet at Orchard Park this Sunday (26th) for a 9am start, 50 miles ride linking together three of the GDW time trial courses.  Ride in a group or ride solo at your own pace, it’s up to you.  There will be a women’s...

Kim Little notched up two wins in a week last week, winning both the GDW Alfred’s Tower XC race and the Offcamber event at Inside Park.At Alfred’s Tower, organiser Vince Hounsome had come up with a tough course with...

With such a healthy number of members at the moment I’m sure we could get a minibus or 2 up to Yorkshire to watch Stage 1 and Stage 2 of this years Tour.DatesFri 4 – Mon 7 July 2014AccommodationI think Hotels, B...

The annual 50 mile GDW reliability ride will be taking place on January 26th this year.  It will be the usual route linking up three of our tt courses.  Most of us must be house trained as Simon Barfoot has invited us back again...

We are looking at developing a 3rd and 4th Cat race team for Gillingham and District Wheelers that can compete as a team in the British Cycling road races (closed circuit and on road) in 2014.  This will provide an opportunity...

The 3rd event in the TVCRA Winter series takes place at Merryfield Airfiled, Ilton on Sunday 12 Jan starting at 11:00.  There are events for 3/4 Cat and E/1/2.Enter on line up to 08:00 on the morning of the race for just...

One week until the first GDW event of 2014, mountain bike race at Alfred’s Tower on Sunday 12th January, race start at 10 am – expect a lot of water and mud!  Meet at the tower car park

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/membership/article/race-silver-membershipSouthern region events 2014Youth academy and development squad.  Look forward to the new season, don’t forget we are looking for more young riders...

Why don’t you join BC this year? Be insured for the road and get a race licence too.Race Silver Membership BenefitsFor just £38 a year (that’s just over £3 a month) you will receive:Free Provisional Race Licence plus...

Jenny Lucas will be leading out another GDW ladies’ ride.  The plan is for a ride of around three hours with a stop for coffee, leaving Wheels cycle shop at 10 am on Sunday December 29th